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Hey, listener, I'm Eric Taylor.

So I was reminded of something the other day that I've heard many, many times over the

years, but I just haven't brought up for whatever reason.

There always seems to be more important things to talk about.

But it's politics in the salon, not like salon politics, but political politics, like Washington

politics or state politics. With the midterm elections coming up and, you know, abortion,

being in the news, et cetera, There's so many things to talk about

that are polarizing, okay? So what do you do in the salon? Do you just let it rip with your

clients or do you keep kind of a professional demeanor? So I was reminded of this by a friend of mine who got his haircut,

and he said he just can't handle it anymore. His hairdresser always talks about politics when

he's in the chair. And he doesn't agree with her politics, but he doesn't want to engage in a

political argument. So he just kind of placates. He's like, yeah, uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh.

So he's like, do you have another hairdresser? You can refer to me. Okay, so this hairdresser lost a client

because she continues to talk about politics and, and her client doesn't want to talk. He probably just

wants to respond with emails and texts

while he's getting his haircut. So, you know, I don't know. You do you, but unless you know for a fact

that your client wants to engage in political conversation, probably not always the best topic to discuss while in the salon.

Okay.

But I understand that there is a second side of that coin, and that is what do you do when your

clients begin to want to talk about politics with you? I've never

actually asked that question. I'm going to put it down on my questions going forward for my

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